Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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